The 12 hour period runs from the time of your arrest but you may agree to a rest period between 12 midnight and 8 am and this will not be included in the 12 hours. In general, if you are arrested you do not have to say anything.However, if you are detained under the Criminal Justice Act 1984 you must tell the Gardai your name and address. The Gardai have no general power to take fingerprints or make forensic tests.he 12 hour period runs from the time of your arrest but you may agree to a rest period between 12 midnight and 8 am and this will not be included in the 12 hours. In general, if you are arrested you do not have to say anything.
By June 1776, with the Revolutionary War in full swing, a growing majority of the colonists had come to favor independence from Britain. On July 4, the Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence, drafted by a five-man committee including Franklin and John Adams but written mainly by Jefferson.ead Up to the Revolutionary War. For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities.
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from England. Congress made several changes to the wording of Jeffersonâs draft, including removing references condemning slavery.On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted. It was signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress, that day. The rest of the Congress signed two months later.n July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from England. Congress made several changes to the wording of Jeffersonâs draft, including removing references condemning slavery.